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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03
orr wAsmlNGToN LErrER.

Regular Correspondence of the NEWS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 3l-One of
the most disgusting scenes ever wit
messed in Washington-the city of the
elite and refined-was at the reception
given by the Chinese Minister on Tues
day night; not because of the behavior
of the invited guests, but of the unin-
vited. Invitations were sent out to
the number of 700, but more than
800 people crowded into the elegant
house during the evening, and when
the time for refreshments arrived q
mass of human beings made a rush
like a horde of half-civiliZed and st; T.
wing sayages for the tables. Glasses
and dishes containing delicacies were
overturned, salads carried off, and
many costly and handsome dress
ruined by the wine dashed
from broken glasses. The con-
templated reception was dis
discussed for weeks before the evening
set apart for it. and hundreds of peo-
pie resorted to every means their wits
could suggest to get an invitation.
Failing in that they determined to go
any way, and then further disgraced
themselves and brought shame to the
cheeks of the well-bred under the hos
pitable roof of the much abused Chi
nese. The minister has sent forth the
decree that hereafter when he gives a
reception no person Will be admitted
except those who present their cards
of invitation at the door,
The woman suffragists, in conVen-
ton assembled last week, were highly
incensed at some of the speeches made
in the senate on the proposed eonsti-
tutional amendment comforting upon
them the elective franchise, and which
was killed by vote of 81 to Is. The
women in the convention the follow
ing day made fiery speeches, and de-
clared war to the hilt on the senators
who were violent in their opposition to
the bill. Senator ingalls, comes in for
his full share of blame, and it was
openly stated in the convention that
its members will put forth every eff
fort in their power to defeat
his reelection to the senate.
The members of the association
have purchased, for distribution as
campaign literature, 10000 copies of
the Congressional Record containing
the senatorial speeches on the subject,
and in which are also printed the pc
tition for the franchise, accompanied
by the arguments of the petitioners
for the right. The convention also
espousec the cause of the Mormon
women-I mean in so far as their right
TO vote is concerned-arld denounced
in strong terms the act of congress
taking that franchise away from those
women, AL the sessions OF the con-
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FOUR DAYS, Fighting.

To tell the truth, army officers do not
always write the clearest English, not even,
alasl regular army officers.
1t is difficult, therefore, for the historian to
gather from the colonies and brigadier gener-
ais reports, just how a battle was fought and
how and where the troops stood. Grants re-
ports and orders, what there are of them, are
models of clearness, brevity and simplicity.
From them we gain more clear headed knowl-
edge than from most of the rest.
Immediately on the fall of Fort Henry,
Gen. Halleck began forwarding fresh troops
and supplies as fast as possible for the reduc-
ton of Donelson. Boys, on whose cheeks the
as Judge Force says, $50 freshly formed that
they had hardly changed their civil 0arb Tor
soldiers uniform" were hurried to the front
10 helm ont Grant at Donelson
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WHERE WAS GRANT,

1t may have occurred to the reader that the
name of the general commanding, the "bossn
SO to speak, of thcIa all, has not taen
mentioned. In the naval fight on the 18th,
Commander Foote had been severely
wounded. He sent a message to Gen. Grant
that as he, Foote, was severely wounded, the
general might perhaps come and see him, and
hold council on board the flag ship st. Louis.
Grant did so, starting early on Saturday
morning. After this consultation Foote started
back to Cairo for mortar boats.
The feet lay several miles down the river
and Grant did not get back till about
O'Clock. The sound of eannonading thai
pierced through tho woods gave no idea of
the seriousness of the situation.
The commander Immediately rode from one
point to another inspecting matters. His
first thought, when he saw his battered bat
talions was to fall back on the defensive, and
wait till Foote came back with Il EoeJ and re
endorsements. At 8 o'clock in the after
noon he called MClernend ard Nroilara tbs
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The players thus far signed by the
Western League clubs, are as follows:
st. Joseph-Conway, E. Hart, Will
cox, GOoder, Boushard, Wyle, r. A.
UschkOlt, McCloskey, Willard, Dan
iels, Calhoun.
Denyer-Hogan, Tebeau, Silch, Voss,
Briggs, Sproute, Macon, Smith, Flah-
erty, Hayes, Myers, Phillips.
Topeka-Werden, Goldsby, Conway,
Sullivan, Gunson, Hardner, Johnson,
sterns, Kenyon, Hoover.
Recommendations Long, Swart-
eel. Goldstein, WinteritZ, Connolly
Wilson, Dooms, Curtis, Driskall,
White, Wolch, Reynolds, Beckley,
Peoples.
Hastings-Harris, Eiler, Lehman,
Douthett, Rohrer, Ebright, Hoyt,
Welch.
Omaha-Swift, Veach, Houseman,
O'Leary, Healey, Jennings, Croning,
Brimblecom, Walsh, Harter, Rourke,
Bader, Messitt, Doherty, GOodenough.
Kansas City has not yet signed all
its players.
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oo1aIssIoNEIls PRocEED1Nas.
couSrY cLERK,s once,

COUNTY Clerks Once,
January 81, 1857
Board met in specialsession; allmem-
bers present.
Bids were opened for making the re-
pairs at Wells bridge, as per advertise
ment, and were awarded to the lowest
bidders as follows: Pickens s. Sommers,
stonework, $3.50 per cubic yard; Brown
Bros, grading approaches, zoe, per
cubic yard; W. p. Wilcox, pipe repair
ing, $1.00 per square yard.
The board then adjourned until to-
morrow morning. Attest:
ROLAND LAKN,
County Clerk.
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Immediately inter the surrender Grant,
McCleTuanl and Wallace were made major
generals. Grants commission WIS dated Feb.
IL, and be was Immediately placed in charge
of the military district of west Tennessee.
Numbers OF soldiers were buried the
field where they fell. Some of their graves are
still 10 be seen. BIT OF the earthworlks and
lines Of Notifications at Donelson there is
scarcely q trace. Even so from the hearts Of
the Contestants that day have faded ont the
traces OF the Tires which separated them.
Years ago Racfiner forgave Grant. When
the northern commander was buried, year
and half ago, prominent among the pail
bearers, who walked with measured tread be-
side the honored dead. were TO be seen the
soldierly figure and strong, fine face of Gen.
BuCsncr.
I'm preparing the story of Donolson, materials
have been gathered from many sources but espe-
oiay from ohicial documcnts published by tho
United States government. from Judge Forces
book. From Henry 10 corinth.h IcssnE's Civil
War 10 America, old flies q the New York TEfb-
and aaF7Jer's Pictorial HistoT. ~ the War.
Che Illustrations chiefly from Sir. LOSING
liStoFy.t
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An individual by the name of w. w.
Segler succeeded last Friday in swind-
ling DIR. Young out of about S10O and
Mr.. Duguid of $50 by mOrtgaging a
span of mules to. these gentlemen,
which did not belong to him. He was
held in charge by Policeman Romano
until his friends fixed up the affair as
to Mr.. Duguid, when he was allowed to
go free. A short time afterward it
was discovered that he had also swim
died DR.. Young, but as he had de-
camped the doctor had to grin and
bear it. Sagler is asmooth rascal from
Missouri.
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THE Washington correspondent of
the Omaha Bee has interviewed Susan
Ii. Anthony. She is quoted as saying
that 1.-THE vote in the senate was a
great victory for the cause. Westarted
out to carry the war into Africa. We
shall organize in every state and kill
those who voted against us. ingalls,
has got to go. lie Inisrepresents the
sentiment of his state. The legisla-
ture of Kansas has n large majority in
favor Of N.rngl outrage. The Repub-
liean platform of Kansas declares in
favor of woman suffrage and Ingalls,
misrepresents it. He must go and
there are others who must follow him.
We know where to strike and we shall
strike hard"
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nor buys patent medicines. who publish
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gist who know which medicine has IN
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y RAILROAD superintendent once
refused to discharge conductor when
it was shown him that the latter had
acquired fine house and lot, costly
.trotting horse, and various other to-
kens of wealth, on the ground that,
having obtained these things, he was
much less likely to steal than a man
that still had them to get. On the
same principle, perhaps, one might
justify the election of millionaires to
the senate, for it is not SO clear that
millionares come out of the senate
still richer as it is that poor men come
out millionaires.
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That was the plan.


Pillow said he expected to troll the enemy
{McClernand's division) in full retreat over
upon Cen Buckner, when, by attack in
flank and rear, they could cut up the enemy
and put him completely to rout"
Pillows attack was sudden and furious
Reyeilie was just sounding in McCleFnand's
camp, and the troops were not under arms
when the onset was made. There was con-
fusion, there was danger that the whole right
win@of the Federal army would be routed.
In a few minutes though, in scarcely more
time than it takes to write it, McCIernand's
men, gun in hand, had their faces toward the
foe.
The account of the fierce onset and shock,
and its reception by the Federal soldiers,
read like some of C5esaris battles with the
Gauls. Gen. Oglesby, Of Illinois, who com
manded a brigade on the right, received the
first tremendous attack. His men returned
fire till their ammunition gave out They
snatched up the cartridge boxes from the dead
and dying and poured their contents into the
foe tail that too gave out Then Col W. H
L. tTallacs's brigade went to the rescue
That at length quailed before the strebly
laundering attack A Iamented statesman,
who has lately passed TO the realm Of the un-
seen, distinguished himself calamity here
he was then colonel OF the Thirty first lii
nois and his name was John A Logan. He
was here and there and everywhere In that
battle, elowering electric words upon his
men, his dark face 1t with excitement, his
eye shining like an eagles. By the magnet
ism of his personal influence he prevented a
panic and a rogt early in the day
McCfeFnani'a division, with TayIoris
DresseEfs and aicAilisterss batteries of LIGHT
artillery, met the Confederate onset braveIy
and wen. To tho right of OgIesby stin was
Gen. Macarthur, nearest tie river He had
been ordered there the night before, with
troops who had had no food all day. They
passed the night in the snow and sieet, with
cut fires or shelter. Gen Macarthur had had
10 time to become acquainted with the nature
of the grruElll lie only knew that be faced
Fort DoneIsoa. The corfederate design was
10 make cash ard 81 cavalry - - --e.-.
and then with cavalry 70 rear OF Ein, Infantry
before, re wouid be poweIlezs
Soldiers do not always find it easy to fight
on a fulI stomach, but MeArthurss men had
tasted thirty-six hours. In this state of hun
ger they were when tiey heard at 8 O'Clock in
the morning the firing On 0glesby on their
left As SON as It was heard, without wait
ing for orders, McArtlI.r formed bis empty
stonachea men n line Of battle. They took
q lively hand ia the fight But presently .
worse troubls than empty stonlachs con.
{rcuts6 slicni. end thar YVES empkT cartTtGea
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

DURING the present session of the
Legislature Senator Likgenfelter of
Sumner county introduced this bill re-
garding the protection of school teach
ers:
That II any parent, guardian or
other person, from any cause, fancied
or real, shall visit any school organized
under the laws of this state, and while
there shall upbraid, insult, find fault
with or use improper language to any
teacher therein in the presence of the
school or during school hours, or shall
in any way interfere with the dis
charge of the duties of such teachers.
or shall in any way modest or disturb
such school, such person shall, on con-
viction thereof, be adjudged guilty of
misdemeanor and punished by a fine
of not less So nor more than one 800,
and which fine when collected shall 90
into the common school fund of the
township or city where such offense
took place"
If this bill passes, and each of these
provisions are to be observed to the
letter, school teachers will hereafter
receive but very few criticisms.
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TAE PREPARATIoN-

Turn to your map. You viii see that the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers run through
the state OF Kentucky side and side, like twin
sisters They empty into the Ohio not far
apart They come near together first inside
the Tennessee line, and flow through that
state close beside each other. The Tennes-
see forms part of the boundary between the
two states for some distance On the Ten
nessee side, just opposite where the corner of
Kentucky begins, was Fort Henry. Twelve
miles across from it, slightly north of east,
was Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland.
Henry was on the right bank Of the Tennes-
see, while Donelson was on the left bank OF
the Cumberland
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

AFTER Governor Martins recon-
mendations to the legislature, the fol-
lowing in his paper seems little queer.
But maybe he thinks it is better to
preach than to practice:
1t is the friends of the bond propo-
sltions who need to be reminded of the
duty of registering. 1t is certain that
the anti-bond voters will attend to
their side.
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FOOTE'S FuoTILLA.

The Union gunboats had done great service
at Henry. At Donelsen the feet did not dis
tinguish itself greatly, except by conveying
transports containing troops.
While Grant, with 1900 men, plowed
across the mud sea between Henry and Donel-
son by land, he sent Foote with six gunboats
around by water. They were Obliged TO go
down the Tennessee and up the Ohio a short
distance to the mouth of the Cumberland to
Fort Donelson. Foote had to make circuit
OF $50 miles to go twelve.
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A NEW swindle is being worked in
some of the adjoining counties, as fol-
lows: Swindler number one travels
about selling watches ON the INSTALL
ment plan, collecting two dollars at
the time of delivery. A confederate
in the game follows after a short time
and claims that the watch was stolen,
giving its number in proof. The vic
tim has the watch taken away from
him, and loses the two dollars he has
paid. Look out for this pair of seamps.
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arlrsunen vhose So ~ VET snsrper.

naarksnaen whose aim WAS yet sharper.
On the east, the river protected the works.
Such were the defenses of Donelson.
Lieut.. Col. Gilmer says that the effective
fighting force within the fort was Is, goo.
Up to the time the siege began il was COM
nnanded by Gen Bushrod R johnson. He
was re-enforced SUCCESSFULLY by Gems. Pillow,
Clarke, Floyd and Buckner, with several
thousand men each. Gen J. B. Floyd was
the oRcer highest in rank and had command.
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Feb. Gold wea.4ler again comes to
please the ice men, and tomorrow is
Candlemas day, when the farmers say,
''haIf of your corn and half of your
hay is gone What we need most,
many people seem to think, is a good
soaking rain to wet down into the
the ground and Gil up the creeks and
pave the way for pasturage the coming
summer. There are but few pastures
that have any water in them, and a
good rain to ill the artificial ponds,
which have been made made by dams
across rayines, is the way most of our
pastures are supplied with stock
Rev. L. ]. Kennedy has returned
from Melvern and is rebuilding q
house.on his farm west of town, to
supply the place Of the one burned
two years ago, and will make it his
home.
The revival meetings at the NJ E.
church are increasing in interest every
week. The solid preaching of the pastor
together with the assistance of the To-
cal preachers, Rev. Capt. W. J. Har-
rod and l.. L. Davis, Esq, are do
ing excellent service.
There were ten seekers at the altar
on Monday night and much good done.
MARY DE Z4AN.
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THE NEWS has been struck by a
boom of its own, and has nearly
doubled its circulation within the
last week. 1t is without doubt the
most popular paper in the city among
the masses. If you doubt this asser-
ton ask the newsboys what paper they
sell most Of.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

The Chicago anarchists are opposed
to the establishment of military post
near that city, claiming that it is a
menace to the liberties of the people.
No one else, however, seems to have
any fears of being menaced by the mil
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

FRANK JAMES, the Missouri train
robber and bandit, is clerking in st.
Louis shoe store. He will be quite an
attraction, and will undoubtedly pro-
cure for his employers the entire trade
of the simpering t-o.s who are in the
habit of carrying bouquets and deli
cacies to Maxwell and othermurderers
imprisoned in that city.
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MINNEAPOLIS Messenger: Cover
nor Martins own paper, the Atchison
Champion, is supporting the $4,000
proposition TO vote bonds to aid the
Santa Fe in building a road in Atehi-
son county. The governor will vote
for the bonds.
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EVERYROnY KNOWS

That obstructiobs in any 'mportan
channel mesns disaster. Obstruction il
ne organs OF the human body brInRs
disease They must ,e cleared away, OF
physical wreck will follow. Primiey't
Iron Wahoo Tonic stands without 8
rival for the blood. p ice. so cents and
81 CO. For sale by the following drug
,tsIs: r. wheIdon. Cbas. RYDER. W. r
Irwin. D. W Morris
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re GRAND soRIIE.

In the Confederate council the night of the
18th it was determined that the force in the
fort should attempt to cut its way out on the
Federal right, through Netherlands division.
Driving this division back, it was to be made
to roll over upon Wallace's division in the
center. thus leaving the Wynn's Ferry road
clear. By that road the Confederates were
to escape to Charlotte, Tenn. Pillow, with
infantry and cavalry, was to make the attack
on the Federal extreme right, near the river
BuckneF was to follow Immediately after,
center.
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SOME editors are always superior to
circumstances. A Nebraska man was
carried forty miles by a cyclone and
dropped in widows front yard. He
married the widow, and returned home
worth about $50, 600 more than when he
started
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English SPAWN Linament removes
all hard, soft or calIoused humps and
biemishes from horses, blood SPAWN,
curi's. spiints, sweeney, STILES .sprains,
sore and swollen throat, coughs, etc.
Save so by use of enc bottle. Every
bottle warranted by Lewis & McCand-
less, druggists, Emporia.
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GENERAL BUcKNER, who aspires to
the democratic nomination for COVER
nor of Kentucky, is the officer who sue
cumbed to General Grants demand
for unconditional surrender at Dom
nlsnn
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THE latest Mormon sensation is that
Brigham Young is alive, and that lie
has lately returned from London and
is living in a palatial palace two miles
south of Lincoln. Nebraska.
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THE counters of our merchants will
soon be loaded with new goods. We
advise our readers to watch the adver-
tisements in the NEWS and get some
of the many bargains offered by the
live business men of our city.
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THE assertion that Miss Van Zandt
was ninny and an old maid who had
become desperate in her desire for
husband is bourne out by the kilograms
from Chicago, wherein it is stated that
she has married Anarchist Spies by
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soldiers uniform, " were b
10 helm ont Grant at Donel


Feb. IL, 1862, the general order was given
Grants men to march from Henry to Donei-
son. There were two roads; one, the Wynns
Ferry road, leading to Dover south of Fort
Donelson, the other north of it some dis
tance. The two came together not far from
the fort, the northern road leading directly
to the fort
Along these two roads the men marched,
starting the morning of Feb. L. The First
and Second diyiions moved forward The
First division was commanded by Gen John
A McClerDand, the Second by Gen. c. i.
Smith They moved forward, McClernands
division by the right hand or southerIy road.
Smiths by the northerly or left hand road.
They came together two and oae-hah miles
from Donelson- McClernand's forces took
the right wing south of Donelson, Smiths the
left wing north OF Donelson. Later word
was sent to Gen. Lew Wallace, who had re-
manned at Fort Henry, to bring up the Third
division. he arrived on the 14th F'ridayl
and took position with his division In the
center.
Thus the Federal forces invested Donaldson
in form Of crescent. A diagram of their
position would show them as follows
Smiths division
WaIIace's division Donelsoa-
McClernandas division
There was some skirnlishing on the evening
Of the 10Th between the pickets Of the two
armies On the 18th the battle began in
earnest ca. VIM. r Morrison, Of the
Forty-ninth regiment of Illinois Volunteers,
had charge Of brigade that day in lfeCler-
na1d's division his brigade hsd sonse OF the
toughest work of the whole DoneIsoD Fight
Their work was to assault Maneyas battery,
on the Confederate left, at once the most con-
spicuous and inaccessible of the entire line OF
works They started to climb up hill over
the tangled and terrible ablack jack abatis
a double fire OF battery and infantry raked
them fore and aft Ones they feb back, a.d
were re-enforced -Four regiments started M
the hill q second time They were rnes with
q hotter frs than befora. Shrapnel - - ;,